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South Korea is cutting the time limit for interrogating North Korean defectors from 180 days to 90.
The screening process is used to ensure North Korean agents aren't disguising themselves as defectors, and is followed by a mandatory three-month education on South Korea.
The change was announced with new measures to help defectors enter the workforce more easily.
Each year more than 1,000 North Koreans defect to the South.read more

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